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 Friends of the Earth CANADA E-Newsletter          JuLY 2008-Issue 24

Text Box: To subscribe to our Earthwords e-newsletter, click here. To remove your name from our mailing list, please click here. Questions or comments? E-mail us at foe@foecanada.org or call Text Box: Newark Canada, a leading distributor of electronic components and test equipment, celebrated its 25th birthday by giving FoE Canada a gift of $10 000 USD. The donation was raised through web sales, over the course of five months. On June 16 Beatrice Olivastri, CEO of Friends of the Earth Canada, visited the Newark Canadian head office to accept the generous donation, and chat with staff about bringing an eco-conscience to the office. A tree was planted outside the office, symbolizing renewal of the earth and a commitment to its protection. Text Box: Birthday Presents!

Canada’s Day in Court Arrives:

FoE Calls For Judicial Review of Domestic Kyoto Law

 

First Trial for Non-Compliance with Legal Commitments
to Combat Climate Change Takes Place in Toronto
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Text Box: TORONTO – In a Federal Courtroom on June 18, Canada became the first country ever to be brought to court for failing to comply with its legal commitments to combat global warming. On behalf of Friends of the Earth Canada, pro-bono lawyers from Paliare Roland Barristers and Ecojustice (formerly Sierra Legal Defence Fund) challenged the Government of Canada for violating the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act (KPIA), a federal law which came into force less than one year ago. “The case is about defending the fundamental principle that the government must be accountable and comply with the law”, said Ecojustice lawyer Hugh Wilkins, “The government cannot pick and choose which laws to obey. The law is the law.” The KPIA sets out mandatory legal obligations and deadlines that the government is required to meet, including the publication of a climate change plan and the enactment of regulations to ensure that Canada takes effective and timely action to meet its international treaty obligations under the Kyoto Protocol. The lawsuit alleges that the federal government has not complied with these requirements or met the deadlines set out in the Act. “Put simply, Canada has failed to comply with the law,” said eminent Canadian lawyer Chris Paliare. “We are asking the court to declare that the government is bound by the law, and must be held accountable to the will of Parliament.” Of the 38 industrialized nations with binding international targets, Canada is the only country that has indicated that it does not intend to meet its international obligations.

“While other industrialized countries actively work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, our government has offered pollution holidays for emitters for decades to come. This government has broken the law and, as Canadian citizens, we have both a moral and legal imperative to insist on enforcement of our own laws on climate action.”
 - Beatrice Olivastri

has indicated that it does not intend to meet its international obligations. The lawsuit seeks a declaration from the Court that the government has not complied with the law and an order requiring it to do so.

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- KPIA legally obliges the Minister of Environment to produce a climate change plan with specific measures and deadlines, aimed at reaching Kyoto obligations

 

- Under the Kyoto Protocol, Canada’s allowable emissions for the period 2008 to 2012 are 2,815 Mt . Under the Minister of Environment's plan, projected emissions for that time are 3,779 Mt., and hopes to reach target emissions between 2020 and 2025.

 

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WINNIPEG — Government of Canada must deal with the Devil! On June 12, Friends of the Earth Canada and the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce petitioned the Canadian Auditor General for answers on Devils Lake Outlet, before permit to pollute is re-issued.  Click Here to Read More

-  KPIA passed by the Senate and was given Royal Assent on June 22, 2007

-  The purpose of the Act is to ensure that Canada takes effective and timely action to meet its international treaty obligations.